According to the text of a November 24th e-mail from Superintendent Michael Schilder, the Bridgewater-Raritan Board of Education has decided to depart from its prior practice of presenting a complete preliminary school budget to the public.
Instead, only an overview accompanied by “timelines and some projected figures” will be available at a December 21st public meeting. In the memo released by Dr. Michael Schilder, one of the reasons is to “minimize confusion.”
The full contents of Dr. Shilder’s statement on behalf of the B-R Board of Education are excerpted below:
[From the] Board of Education:
“A 2011-2012 Budget Overview will be presented at the Board meeting on December 21 which will include timelines and some projected figures. A detailed line-item budget will not be presented since the Board would rather wait until more definitive information from the state, especially in regard to state aid, is available. The goal is to not be premature in presenting too many early drafts of the budget. We’re hoping this will minimize confusion by giving the public a clear understanding of what items and programs will be included and not included in the final budget. At the January 25th Board meeting, we hope to present a list of reductions, if reductions are needed.”
My commentary on this revised process will appear in a separate blog post.
Thanks for reading. Stay engaged and keep safe during this hectic holiday season.
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